HSK 4 谈论生活中的环保情况 — Environmental Protection
Discuss environmental conditions, pollution, conservation practices, environmental laws, and green living.
Official Syllabus Requirement / 大纲要求
能听懂关于环境状况、环保情况有一定复杂度的问题。如环境的一般情况、污染情况、环保做法、观念、相关法规等。
Scenario Dialogue / 情景对话
Roommates discuss garbage sorting and saving energy. Read it aloud twice: once for meaning, once for fluency — the syllabus tests this task across listening and speaking.
Why HSK 4 Candidates Struggle with Environmental Protection
Discuss environmental conditions, pollution, conservation practices, environmental laws, and green living.
After studying the 38 selected words, practise combining them in extended contexts about environmental protection. Use the dialogue to identify a sequence of events, opinions, or reasons, then describe them in your own words.
Key vocabulary to anchor your understanding: 保护 (bǎohù, to protect), 环保 (huánbǎo, protection), 节约 (jiéyuē, to save), 空气 (kōngqì, air). Practise these words in listening dialogues (听力) and reading passages (阅读), using grammar patterns like complex-sentences and passive.
Related Grammar Patterns / 相关语法
Practise these grammar points in environmental protection contexts:
Core Vocabulary / 核心词汇 (38 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 保护 | bǎohù | to protect | 我们要保护环境。 |
| 环保 | huánbǎo | protection; | environmental 我们要用环保的购物袋。 |
| 节约 | jiéyuē | to save; to economize | 我们要节约用水。 |
| 空气 | kōngqì | air | 山上的空气很新鲜。 |
| 垃圾 | lājī | garbage; trash; rubbish | 请把垃圾扔进垃圾桶。 |
| 浪费 | làngfèi | to waste | 不要浪费粮食。 |
| 塑料 | sùliào | plastic | 请少用塑料袋。 |
| 污染 | wūrǎn | to pollute; pollution | 工厂排放的废气污染了空气。 |
| 大自然 | dàzìrán | nature; the natural world | 我们应该保护大自然。 |
| 低温 | dīwēn | low temperature | 冬天低温天气要注意保暖。 |
| 风景 | fēngjǐng | scenery; landscape | 这里的风景太美了。 |
| 高温 | gāowēn | high temperature | 夏天的高温让人受不了。 |
| 光 | guāng | light; ray; only; merely | 光说不做没有用。 |
| 海洋 | hǎiyáng | ocean; sea | 海洋里有很多种生物。 |
| 寒冷 | hánlěng | cold; frigid | 冬天北方天气非常寒冷。 |
| 江 | jiāng | river | 长江是中国最长的江。 |
| 降温 | jiàngwēn | to cool down; temperature drop | 明天要大幅降温。 |
| 景色 | jǐngsè | scenery; view | 山上的景色非常迷人。 |
| 老虎 | lǎohǔ | tiger | 老虎是一种很凶猛的动物。 |
| 凉 | liáng | cool; cold (slightly) | 天凉了，多穿点衣服。 |
| 美景 | měijǐng | beautiful scenery | 旅途中我们看到了许多美景。 |
| 暖和 | nuǎnhuo | warm; mild | 今天比昨天暖和多了。 |
| 气候 | qìhòu | climate | 云南的气候四季如春。 |
| 气温 | qìwēn | air temperature | 明天气温会上升。 |
| 森林 | sēnlín | forest | 这片森林里有很多野生动物。 |
| 树林 | shùlín | grove; woods | 我们在树林里散步。 |
| 土 | tǔ | soil; earth; local; unsophisticated | 这里的土很肥沃。 |
| 温度 | wēndù | temperature | 请把空调温度调低一点。 |
| 鲜花 | xiānhuā | fresh flowers | 他送了一束鲜花给妻子。 |
| 星星 | xīngxing | star | 今晚的星星特别亮。 |
| 熊 | xióng | bear | 我们在动物园看到了大熊猫。 |
| 阳光 | yángguāng | sunshine; sunlight | 今天阳光很好，适合出去走走。 |
| 夜晚 | yèwǎn | night; nighttime | 城市的夜晚灯火辉煌。 |
| 叶子 | yèzi | leaf; leaves | 秋天叶子变成了金色。 |
| 云 | yún | cloud | 天上有很多白云。 |
| 植物 | zhíwù | plant | 她喜欢养各种植物。 |
| 种 | zhòng | to plant; to grow | 爷爷在院子里种了很多蔬菜。 |
| 自然 | zìrán | nature; natural; naturally | 时间长了，自然就习惯了。 |
Vocabulary Quiz / 词汇练习
Match the Chinese word to its English meaning.
Environmental Protection FAQ / 常见问题
How many HSK 4 words cover environmental protection?
This page groups 38 words using this site’s topic tags for environmental protection. It is a study selection, not an official separate topic word list or a guarantee of comprehension.
Which HSK 4 grammar points are most relevant to environmental protection?
complex-sentences and passive are suggested here for practising environmental protection contexts. The HSK 4 syllabus expects you to not only understand but also produce these patterns when they involve environmental protection vocabulary.
What's the difference between HSK 3 and HSK 4 expectations on environmental protection?
HSK 3 expects simple statements about environmental protection (e.g., basic facts and short descriptions). HSK 4 raises the bar to "有一定复杂度" — handling extended contexts with opinions, comparisons, and reasoning. You'll need to express feelings (感受) and views (看法) about environmental protection, not just describe them.
Practice This HSK 4 Topic
Test your knowledge of environmental protection vocabulary in context:
Apply This HSK 4 Vocabulary on Test Day
Environmental Protection vocabulary appears in HSK 4 listening dialogues, reading passages, and the writing section. These resources turn the words you learned above into test points: